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CALTON v. LOUISIANA POWER & LIGHT CO.

No. 40765.

64 So.2d 432 (1953)

222 La. 1063

CALTON v. LOUISIANA POWER & LIGHT CO.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

March 23, 1953.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dimick & Hamilton, Shreveport, for plaintiff and applicant.

Theus, Grisham, Davis & Leigh, Monroe, for defendant and respondent.

FOURNET, Chief Justice.

The plaintiff, Elnora Mims Sterling Calton, is suing to recover for the death of her son, George Sterling, allegedly caused by the negligence of the defendant, Louisiana Power and Light Company, in failing to string and maintain its uninsulated high-power wires in a safe condition. The case is now before us for review of the judgment of the Court of Appeal, Second Circuit, affirming the judgment of the district court dismissing the suit and...

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